Derek Owusu

Ray wants the perfect body. But how far is too far?

When his training turns extreme, Ray is pulled into a dark gym culture that promises results at any cost. As his body changes, so does his mind. Watching from the side lines is his girlfriend Temi, a journalist who expresses concern but has her own secret agenda.

Hunger Pains is a gripping story about obsession, control, and what happens when self-improvement becomes self-destruction.

This is the story of K. It is the story of one young man, from birth to adulthood, told in fragments of memory. As he grows, he begins to realise that he is a man made of pieces. Pieces that are slowly breaking apart. His story explores questions of identity, belonging, addiction, sexuality, violence, family and religion.